I recently had the wonderful opportunity to read Mindset written by Dr. Carol Dweck, who has spent her life studying and teaching on this subject. There were so many insights I gained as a teacher, I thought I would share a few with you all this month. What is a Read more…
My favourite season is Autumn. No other season engages all our senses, through our experiences other than autumn. Autumn is full of self-expression. Autumn is a beautiful and elegant season boasting trees with warm colours of orange, brown, green, yellow, red and sometimes even pink or purple. The leaves gracefully Read more…
Deck the halls with boughs of hollyFa la la la, la la la la’Tis the season to be jollyFa la la la, la la la la Christmas is a wonderful and magical season for children and many grown-ups. Sparkling, lighted Christmas trees bring warmth and wonder to a room. We Read more…
Christmas time is here at last! It is my favourite time of the year because it is the most magical of times. I have loved Christmas since I was a child. Christmas begins in childhood and lasts a lifetime if we allow it to. I’m sure if we all stop Read more…
When I started teaching children 20 years ago, I never gave it a thought that I would teach 2 different generations in that time. The best is that I noticed a difference in the classroom but did not know at the time what it was. In 2017 I found the Read more…
I call February, a love month. I find it a wonderful month to focus on love. It is the only time of the year we know for sure everyone is thinking about love too. This year I had a great activity I did which was based on the traditional advent Read more…